HOUSTON, Texas — A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a Mexican illegal alien in Houston on Tuesday. The shooting came during a targeted enforcement operation where the Mexican national allegedly attempted to flee and then reportedly attempted to run over an officer with his vehicle.

ICE officials identified the decedent as Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national illegally present in the United States. The shooting took place on the city’s east side.

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